The European Commission is looking at the Copyright Directive and considering possible reforms. This is very important to us, and to you, because the ownership of your copyright is fundamental to your ability to protect your creative rights and our ability to ensure you get properly rewarded for your work.

On Thursday 12 February we hosted a screening of Kingsman: The Secret Service, the hugely fun new action flick from Matthew Vaughn. The screening was followed by an illuminating Q&A with the director and we were there to live-tweet the whole thing.

Directors UK member Aurora Fearnley is currently in post-production on her latest film Pulsar, a sci-fi short starring Interstellar’s David Gyasi. Aurora writes for us about the technical challenges of making a film heavily reliant on visual effects.